About Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound assists homeless and domestic violence families with children as they transition from homelessness to economic independence. Founded in 1990 with one family and one home, Homeward Bound now owns and operates 155 housing units, which today serves over 200 families, representing 800+ individuals, including 500 children. It is a national model of success! We know that by providing a comprehensive social services program, which includes mental health counseling for children, we can significantly assist the children and their families as they begin to break the cycles of poverty, homelessness, and domestic violence. Homeward Bound is not a short-term crisis center, as clients may stay up to 24-36 months as they work toward self-sufficiency.
The program assists families with a "A Hand Up, Not A Handout." Each family participating in the program must contribute 30% of their adjusted gross income for housing, utilities, and support services. The comprehensive services provided include: case management; mental health services for kids and adults, childcare, medical and dental care, emergency household, food and clothing pantries, as well as life skills programming such as budgeting, time management, self-esteem classes, and much more. Homeward Bound also provides employment services, including skill assessment, job placement, interviewing techniques, resume writing, and GED classes.
To be eligible for the program, a family must be homeless, fleeing a domestic violence situation, and/or earning less than 50% of the area median income. They must be employed or seeking employment, have children under 18, free of drug and alcohol abuse, and motivated to change patterns of behavior.
For those families completing our program, there is a 95% self-sufficiency success rate!
For more information about Homeward Bound, visit wwww.hbphx.org or contact:
Dana Bailey
(602) 374-8747
d.bailey@hbphx.org
For a tour of Thunderbird Family Village, contact:
Becky Burghart
(602) 374-8710
b.burghart@hbphx.org